Chapter 30 - The Game Has Changed

Orion's POV

The sun cast a thin line of light across the edge of the drapes, marking the boundary between night’s chaos and morning’s quiet.

Last night was beyond hellish. My head still throbbed from her screams and the countless times she pulled my hair.

I wasted no time. As soon as Ava’s breathing evened out and her grip loosened enough, I slipped from her grasp, barely catching my own breath.

It took every ounce of strength not to bolt from the room. I moved silently, with measured steps, ensuring each creak of the floorboards was muffled beneath my weight.

She stirred while I was half-way out of the room and I froze. Who knows the drama that will come next if she sees me sneaking out? I steadied my breath and continued moving towards the door, every fiber of my body screaming at me to leave the room.